Amen, Elden Gatwood

Tim, Then does that mean that the Western Pacific really didn't order 100 PS-1 double-door boxcars with Evans Auto Loaders in 1955, their 19301-19400? Or again in 1955, another 150 numbered

Let me remind everyone that we do have a superb source of color information about PRR freight cars from the 1940s and 1950s: the Grif Teller calendar paintings. Teller was a skilled and experienced

The Rob Adams article in Culotta's Prototype Railroad Modeling book includes Arnt Gerritsen's drawings of one of the AA 74000-series cars. A photo of the actual car Arnt and I measured is attached.

Nature of color and perception well described, Bruce:This excellent book covers color and perception for those who may want additional detail, and I do not think it has been recommended here before.

That looks like one of the Soos centered door boxcars - which I thought were used almost entirely for loading huge rolls of paper. ( The doors weren't offset to the left like most double door cars.

COMPLETE KIT OR JUST ROOF.

as for the assortment of road names, MP SP CG were all in nearby states not far from home. the double doors could be useful for stick lumber, plywood, or furniture - but not

I wish I had drawings Dennis - my version is scaled from photos. But to answer the panel question, I simply went with what I could see in photos. When my project started, I referenced the Jim

Steve, You can broaden that shipping time frame a bit. M3 tanks were used for training in several locations around the United States. In addition, some M3 Lees were rebuilt into other types of

Bill, Sorry, but you’ve “triggered” me. Please save us from the pseudo-science babble of people like your optometrist friend. Bottom line, the emission and absorption wavelengths of refracted

Rob, where did you find a reference that shows two pressings per panel? Any drawing or photo I've seen shows only one, and lots of separate panels combined to make up the end. Dennis Storzek

Here is an ad for THE FOWLER CAR printed in the 1916 issue of Car Builder’s Dictionary and Cyclopedia. John Riddell Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Your secret is safe with me, Bob. Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN

Garth, Folks, This set of photos is a companion to a set of photos of NC&St.L FM-7 #70035 with a similar load. We discussed BOTH loads back in April of 2017. This appears to have been a load test with

Don, I'm just going by the titles of the articles, and yield to your knowledge of history in this matter. Yours Aye, Garth Groff

Friends, Am I seeing a distinct dip in the BAR flat car with the tank? Yours Aye, Garth Groff 🦆

Elden, I second your comments on the complexity of pools. And when it comes to sub-assemblies, one also should consider that some parts were made by contractors. For instance, American Metal Products

Thanks for the confirmation. -- Charlie Duckworth Omaha, Ne.

Charlie: I am not aware of any exceptions to the 3" height as long as you are talking about the 1927+ ARA standard (which was when the LD LMT stencil was added). Prior, there was more variation in